- [only before noun]
connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society 经济的；经济上的；经济学的 They discussed social, economic and political issues. 他们讨论了社会、经济和政治问题。 economic growth/development 经济增长/发展 the worst economic crisis since the war 战后最严重的经济危机 There will be no quick economic recovery. 经济不会快速复苏。 the government’s economic policy 政府的经济政策 economic activity/cooperation/reform 经济活动/合作/改革 an economic downturn/slowdown 经济衰退/放缓 A public spending programme is out of the question in the current economic climate. 在当前的经济环境下，公共支出计划是不可能的。
Synonyms economiceconomic- financial
- commercial
- monetary
- budgetary
- economic connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society:
This book deals with the social, economic and political issues of the period. 这本书论及了那个时期的社会、经济和政治问题。
- financial connected with money and finance:
She had got into financial difficulties. 她陷入了财务困境。 Tokyo is a major financial centre. 东京是主要的金融中心。
- commercial
connected with the buying and selling of goods and services. 指贸易的、商业的 - monetary (formal or finance) connected with money, especially all the money in a country:
closer European monetary union 更为紧密的欧洲货币联盟
- budgetary (finance) connected with a budget (= the money available or a plan of how it will be spent).
- economic/financial/commercial/monetary/budgetary affairs/decisions
- the economic/financial/commercial/budgetary climate
- the economic/financial/commercial side of something
- a(n) economic/financial/commercial centre
Which Word? economic / economicaleconomic / economical- Economic means ‘connected with the economy of a country or an area, or with the money that a society or an individual has’:
economic 意为与国家、地区、社会或个人经济有关的： the government’s economic policy 政府的经济政策 the economic aspects of having children 生育孩子在经济方面的问题
- Economical means ‘spending money or using something in a careful way that avoids waste’:
It is usually economical to buy washing powder in large quantities. 大量购买洗衣粉通常要省钱些。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1Economic growth was fastest in Japan. 那时日本的经济增长最快。 She's a lecturer in economic history. 她是经济史的讲师。 The government's economic policy has been broadly successful. 政府的经济政策大体上是成功的。 This book deals with the social, economic and environmental questions of the period. 这本书论述了那个时期的社会、经济和环境问题。 They discussed competitiveness in global economic markets. 他们讨论了全球经济市场的竞争力。 The current economic downturn has affected the city's art scene. 当前的经济衰退已经影响到了这座城市的艺术界。 The welfare state is inefficient in purely economic terms. 从纯粹的经济角度来看，福利国家是低效的。
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(especially in negative sentences 尤用于否定句 (of a process, a business or an activity 工序、业务或活动 producing enough profit to continue 有利可图的；可赚钱的；合算的 The college was not achieving the numbers of students needed to make it economic. 这所大学没有达到经济发展所需的学生人数。 - it is economic to do something
They found it was not economic to sell their milk to the supermarkets. 他们发现把牛奶卖给超市不划算。 - it is economic for somebody/something to do something
It's simply not economic for these small farmers to start buying large amounts of expensive fertilizer. 这些小农场主开始大量购买高价肥料，这根本无利可图。
Synonyms successfulsuccessful- profitable
- commercial
- lucrative
- economic
- successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular:
The play was very successful on Broadway. 那出剧在百老汇大获成功。 The company has had another successful year. 公司又度过了一个兴旺发达之年。
- profitable making a profit:
a highly profitable business 一家赢利很高的企业
- commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit:
The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit). 这部电影票房收入不佳。
- lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit:
They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets. 他们在利润丰厚的海外市场上生意很多。
- economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue:
Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby. 附近有超市开业的话，当地的小商店就没有利润可赚了。
- a successful/profitable/lucrative business
- a successful/profitable/lucrative year
- a(n) commercial/economic success
Extra ExamplesThe business was getting to the stage where it wasn't economic any longer. 这个行业已经到了不再经济的阶段。 Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby. 附近有超市开业的话，当地的小商店就没有利润可赚了。 These investment projects will become economic in a few years. 这些投资项目过几年就经济了。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek oikonomikos, from oikonomia ‘household management’, based on oikos ‘house’ + nemein ‘manage’. Originally a noun, the word denoted household management or a person skilled in this, hence the early sense of the adjective (late 16th cent.) ‘relating to household management’. Modern senses date from the mid 19th cent.